A year on, Hanoi reopens walking streets

Aerial view of a section of the Hoan Kiem walking streets in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh

Several streets surrounding the Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of Hanoi will revert to the weekend practice of becoming walking streets starting Friday.

The resumption is happening after a year of suspension prompted by efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 despite many new infections being detected in the city every day.

The high rate of vaccination and most of the newly infected having mild symptoms not requiring hospitalization are factors that have allowed socioeconomic activities to resume.

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